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🧥 CBJ 11002
🐙 DET 11013

Blue Jackets at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Blue Jackets 3–2 in a shootout at Little Caesars Arena on January 21, 2012.

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2011-12 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Niklas Kronwall
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 25:14 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Nicklas Lidstrom
1 G
2 shots · 22:25 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Valtteri Filppula
1 A
1 shots · 19:32 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Ryan Russell Go-ahead 1st · 08:51
1–0
🐙 Niklas Kronwall Tying 1st · 11:34
1–1
2nd period
🧥 Nikita Nikitin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:43
Assists: Antoine Vermette · beat Jimmy Howard
2–1
🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP Tying 2nd · 11:03
Assists: Niklas Kronwall · beat Curtis Sanford
2–2
Shootout
🐙 Valtteri Filppula Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Curtis Sanford
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Pahlsson · Dorsett 20:53
L2 Prospal · Vermette · Brassard 18:23
L3 Russell · Johansen · Gillies 14:13
L4 MacKenzie · Kubalik · Boll 8:52
D1 Tyutin · Moore 25:02
D2 Methot · Johnson 22:38
D3 Nikitin · Clitsome 17:22
🐙Red Wings
L1 Datsyuk · Filppula · Cleary 19:32
L2 Franzen · Bertuzzi · Hudler 16:53
L3 Miller · Zetterberg · Helm 16:26
L4 Holmstrom · Abdelkader · Emmerton 9:58
D1 Kronwall · Stuart 24:35
D2 White · Lidstrom 22:26
D3 Ericsson · Commodore 16:34

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ DET🐙
19 Shots on goal 31
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
21 Hits 19
17 Blocked shots 18
5 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 19
CBJ shooting 10.5% (2/19) DET shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 64:29 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Ryan Russell · 1st 08:51 · 1–0 Niklas Kronwall · 1st 11:34 · 1–1 Nikita Nikitin · 2nd 08:43 · 2–1 Nicklas Lidstrom · 2nd 11:03 · 2–2
CBJ DET
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 5-15-3 (22% win rate, 23 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)
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❓ CBJ vs DET, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Red Wings on January 21, 2012?

Red Wings won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Nikita Nikitin, Ryan Russell.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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